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Application
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CAUTION
If the treated area is exposed to sun and solar radiation after the treatment, stronger side
effects can develop, pigmentary changes in particular.
Therefore, such a radiation should be avoided for a period of 6 weeks or a sun protection
cream with a protection factor not below 20 should be used at least.
The lased area should not be traumatized either for 2 to 3 days.
Exfoliation can be supported by using a lotion. Patients should be informed that up to two days after
treatment the openings of hair follicles may secrete tissue liquid. Possibly resulting crusting should be
removed by normal washing and application of skin lotions.
6.4.10 Follow-up treatment procedures
reaction and his/her personal interests, and the energy densities should be selected to be optimally
suited for the given purpose.
The patients are to be informed that in some cases
particularly for thick hair it takes two weeks
that the hair is pushed out.
If the fluence of the last session was well tolerated, it can be increased gradually in the follow-up
treatments. This increase is also recommended because the hair becomes less and less dense and
thinner. Consequently, a higher fluence is required and normally well tolerated.
The number of required treatments depends on several factors:
genetic diposition
hormonal status
the body region to be treated (different number of hair in the anagen phase, see
p. 51)
hair and skin type
result desired by the patient (often, remaining fine hair are accepted)
interval between the treatments.
To achieve a satisfactory result, four to seven treatment sessions may be necessary on average.
Especially for the beard area and for people with very strong hair growth the number of sessions
required is even higher.
The same goes for men with back or breast hair that grew only shortly ago. Then, it often seems
that the laser treatment does not have any effect but with no treatment the hair growth would have
this age
The intervals between the sessions should not be too short (4-6 weeks; in case no hair regenerated
the time interval can be longer) in order to allow as much hair as possible to change from the rest to
the anagen phase.
In general, the interval for treating the beard area should be shorter (ca. 4 weeks) and for treating
the other areas longer (ca. 6 weeks) as explained in chapter Fehler! Verweisquelle konnte nicht
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Normally, the interval is selected longer after several sessions because less hair is growing anew.
However, if a strong growth should have begun after the laser treatment, it is advisable to repeat
the treatment in short time intervals because then very much hair is in the anagen phase and shows
a good reaction to the treatment.
For patients with normal hair growth the achieved result can be stable for several years. For patients
with genetically caused strong hair growth, typical for people of southern countries, it is to be
expected that a follow-up treatment is necessary every year but with a low number of sessions.